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US envoy to UN meets with Lebanon’s FM amid push to defuse Israel-Hezbollah tensions

By Jacob Magid 17 July 2024, 1:15 am
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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield met earlier today with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib to discuss efforts to deescalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, with the aim of enabling displaced people on both sides of the Blue Line to return to their homes.

“Thomas-Greenfield reaffirmed the important role the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon continues to play in the region,” a US readout says

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